Doomsday police, please show your god/demon ID card.

Did you win?

Tang Long stared at the ruins without saying a word.

"Officer Tang?" Chen Ming couldn't help but ask again.

Tang Long slowly shook his head: "I don't know."

Chen Ming was stunned: "You don't know?"

Tang Long nodded. If the kill was successful, the system should have given a notification.

Just like when killing ordinary zombies on a normal day.

But this time, the system logs didn't refresh! This is strange. Logically speaking, with such great power, neither the butcher in the flesh cocoon black stone should be completely dead.

His gaze shifted, and he looked down at Su Yan in his arms.

The girl's face was as white as a sheet of paper, her eyes were tightly closed, and her breathing was so weak that it was almost imperceptible. Only the corners of her mouth and earlobes still had traces of dried, dark blood, which was shocking to see.

"Chen Ming." Tang Long's voice was hoarse.

"Huh? Officer Tang... Officer Tang?" Chen Ming came to his senses and looked over, somewhat bewildered.

"You stay here and watch over her, don't leave her side for even a moment!" Tang Long carefully laid Su Yan flat on a relatively clean surface, took off his coat and covered her with it. "I'll go down and check on her."

They paid a heavy price to destroy the underground lair.

He wouldn't be satisfied until he saw with his own eyes that the thing was completely dead!

If it's just a serious injury and it recovers, then everything we did today will have been for nothing!

After saying that, without waiting for Chen Ming's reaction, he drew his pistol again, took a deep breath, and walked back towards the still-smoking ruins.

The closer you get, the more pungent the acrid smell in the air becomes.

Tang Long climbed over the gap in the collapsed wall, his feet resting on scorching hot rubble and warped steel bars.

Following the route he remembered, he found the entrance leading underground.

It had become a huge, inward-collapsed crater, with dark red embers still burning at the edges.

Without hesitation, Tang Long slid down the relatively gentle slope.

The underground space was a complete mess.

The power of the explosion was beyond imagination. The flesh membrane and mycelium that originally covered everything were now reduced to charred ashes, and the exposed cement and steel bars on the four walls were exposed by the high temperature.

In the very center of the pit, he saw the butcher's remains.

The massive body was blasted into pieces, leaving only a charred section of torso that barely resembled a human figure, desperately protecting one side.

In the spot it guarded, the enormous fleshy cocoon had vanished, leaving only a deeper, vitrified crater in the ground.

Even so, they are not dead.

The butcher's mangled body was still trembling slightly. Deep within the crater, a small clump of mycelium was still glowing faintly.

Seemingly sensing Tang Long's presence, it trembled even more violently.

Tang Long was startled at first and subconsciously tightened his grip on the Type 92 rifle, but then slowly relaxed it.

That's how it is.

Whether you're dead or not, it won't make a big difference.

"Holy crap! This vitality, this strength! It's still not dead? It's on a completely different level from ordinary zombies!" Tang Long put away his pistol and stepped forward to observe.

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed slightly.

In the very center of the butcher's charred chest was a fist-sized, dark red crystal covered with irregular cracks, emanating an ominous aura that sent chills down one's spine.

A few steps away, in the pile of ashes left by the flesh cocoon, a crystal core of the same size lay quietly.

It was entirely emerald green, crystal clear, and seemed to contain endless vitality, radiating a soft halo that contrasted sharply with the dark red crystal.

"What is this?" Tang Long frowned slightly.

After hesitating for a moment, he squatted down and first used the muzzle of his Type 92 rifle to poke the dark red crystal on the butcher's chest.

Seeing that there was no reaction, he reached out and grabbed it.

Instantly, an extremely violent feeling surged into his mind.

Tang Long's breathing became slightly heavier, as if something was urging him to destroy everything in front of him.

He shook his head vigorously, stuffed the crystal into the tactical pouch at his waist, and the restlessness subsided like a receding tide.

"Phew~"

With a heavy sigh of relief, Tang Long looked at the butcher's mangled body on the ground and found that the man was completely still.

It's as if the energy source that sustained it has been completely drained.

He raised an eyebrow, seemingly lost in thought.

Continuing from where he left off, he also took the emerald green crystal from the cocoon.

at the same time.

A series of notification sounds rang in his mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, Executor Tang Long, for successfully destroying the core of the fungal nest (parasitic cocoon)!]

[Order points +3000! 】

[Ding! Congratulations to Executor Tang Long for successfully defeating the Domain BOSS (Nest Guardian - Butcher)!]

[Order points +2000! 】

[Total Order Points Earned: 5000!]

[Current remaining Order Points: 6183!]

[Ding~ You have provided assistance with the upgrade requirements for the Level 2 Street Police Station of the Sanctuary of Order. Upgrade immediately?]

Tang Long's breathing quickened.

More than six thousand points...

This time! It's a real windfall!

"Don't upgrade for now," he whispered.

He glanced one last time at the charred ruins, then turned and left.

.....

Upon returning to the ground.

As soon as I stepped out of the supermarket, I saw Chen Ming running towards me in a panic.

"Officer Tang!"

"You've finally come out."

"Dr. Su, she...she..."

Tang Long's heart skipped a beat. He rushed over and found that Su Yan's face was even paler than before, and her breathing had become barely perceptible.

"She...she just twitched a few times, and then...she completely stopped responding!" Chen Ming stammered, "I...I didn't do anything."

"It's alright! Let's take her back first." Tang Long pursed his lips.

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than...

Sizzle... sizzle...

The walkie-talkie at his waist suddenly burst into a piercing electrical noise.

"Team Leader Tang...cough cough..." Liu Qiang's voice was hoarse beyond words, mixed with suppressed gasps: "How...how are things on your end?"

"We succeeded! The flesh cocoon has been destroyed!" Tang Long exclaimed. "How's the situation on your end?"

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the walkie-talkie.

"Old Wang... Old Wang... He..." Liu Qiang's voice choked, "He took a hook from that beast to save me."

"Now... she's... not breathing."

"Luo Yongchao's leg is broken too, and we're trapped in the alley...we can't get back..."

boom!

Like a bolt from the blue.

Tang Long swayed, feeling waves of darkness wash over him.

He gritted his teeth, his nails digging into his palms, forcing himself to calm down.

"Stay where you are and stay hidden. I'll send someone to meet you right away."

"Yes."

The communication was disconnected.

Tang Long turned to Chen Ming, "Go to point three, find Liu Qiang, and bring Wang Hu and Lao Luo back."

"Will it work?"

Chen Ming's face turned pale, but he nodded vigorously: "Yes!"

"Okay." Tang Long carried the barely breathing Su Yan on his back. "I'll take Dr. Su back to the station first. Quickly!"

He said no more and sprinted toward the police station.

Chen Ming watched his figure disappear around the street corner, wiped his face hard, turned around and rushed into the mist on the other side.